strive
Third Person
strives
Present Participle
striving
Past Tense
strove
Past Participle
striven
1
to try as hard as possible to achieve a goal
transitive
- Despite facing obstacles, she strives to excel in her academic pursuits.
- Entrepreneurs strive to build successful businesses through hard work and innovation.
- Students strive to achieve their career goals through continuous learning.
- Organizations strive to provide exceptional service to meet customer expectations.
Synonyms:
2
to make great efforts or struggle in opposition, often in contention or dispute
- Workers in the factory strive against unfavorable conditions, advocating for better wages and improved working environments.
- Citizens strive against political corruption, participating in movements to bring transparency and accountability to government institutions.
- The soldiers strove against the enemy with unwavering resolve.
- The activists strive against injustice every day.
- Despite exhaustion, they continued to strive against the current.